Specimen Information

Didemnum vexillum
Didemnum vexillum
(a colonial sea squirt)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID160964
GroupTunicates
GenusDidemnum
Speciesvexillum
Common Namea colonial sea squirt
StateCA
CountySonoma
LocalityBodega Bay Harbor
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTomales-Drake Bays
HUC8 Number18050005
HUC10 NameTomales Bay-Bodega Bay
HUC10 Number1805000503
HUC12 NameBodega Harbor
HUC12 Number180500050301
Map
Collection Day29
Collection Month5
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24155
Author:USGS - Woods Hole Science Center.
Date:2004
Title:Marine Nuisance Species, Didemnum vexillum, a colonial tunicate; ascidian; sea squirt - California coastal locations.
CommentsSubstrate, floating dock.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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